brulé

or bru·lée

[ broo-ley, broo-lee; French bry-ley ]

/ bruˈleɪ, ˈbru li; French brüˈleɪ /

noun, plural bru·lés [broo-leyz, broo-leez; French bry-ley] /bruˈleɪz, ˈbru liz; French brüˈleɪ/.

(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.

Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.

Nearby words

bruise, bruiser, bruising, bruit, brule, brulé, brumaire, brumal, brumby, brume, brummagem

Origin of brulé

1785–95, Americanism; < French: burnt, past participle of brûler; see broil¹

Definition for brule (2 of 2)

Brulé

[ broo-ley ]

/ bruˈleɪ /

noun, plural Bru·lés, (especially collectively) Bru·lé.

a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.

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Examples from the Web for brule

Two of these marten boxes were left by one of our crews in the middle of a brule.
Canadian Wilds|Martin Hunter
Brule's taste was good, but he simply wouldn't have thought of a lot of the details here.
Legacy|James H Schmitz
For each team a strip of the brule was marked out to clear after the axes.
The Man From Glengarry|Ralph Connor
Brule tried to force her into a promise of marriage, and for a time I thought I had lost her.
The Man from Jericho|Edwin Carlile Litsey

On that night of storm when old Brule died he called his son to his bedside, and laid upon him his dying wish.
The Man from Jericho|Edwin Carlile Litsey

British Dictionary definitions for brule

Brule

Brl

/ (bruːˈleɪ) /

noun

(sometimes not capital) short for bois-brûlé

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